​Welcome to the K-5 Science Learning Community

The purpose of this site is to provide professional development opportunities for elementary science educators to enhance science content knowledge and instruction through the use of video-on-demand and interactive collaboration with other educators, thus integrating technology with the district professional development process. The videos we will be using are provided to the public free of charge at Learner.org and made possible by a grant from the Annenburg Foundation and the UT Dana Center in Austin, TX. These professional development programs, designed for teachers, pair master science teachers with scientists, combining accurate science content with effective teaching practices implemented in classroom settings. According to the Texas STaR charts for campuses in our district, professional development for integrating technology is our weakest area. How might integrating technology for professional development of educators impact integration of technology on campuses?

Members

Franki Dockens District Science Specialist GCCISD
Kathy Payne Campus Science Peer Facilitator Carver Elementary GCCISD
Kevin Robleski District Science Specialist GCCISD
Kim Hillis Campus Science Peer Facilitator San Jacinto Elementary GCCISD

Goals

To use technology to:

• expand science content knowledge
• view research-based instructional strategies as implemented by master science teachers while teaching science content
• reflect collaboratively on science content presented and your perception of the effectiveness of strategies used to teach it
• apply newly acquired knowledge of science content and/or instructional strategies to instruct students
• share reflections of these experiences with other educators